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OT- Do You Tip at Sonic? |
seanery |
Oct 15 2004, 11:14 AM
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waiting to rebuild whitey! Group: Retired Admin Posts: 15,854 Joined: 7-January 03 From: Indy Member No.: 100 Region Association: None |
Went to Sonic for the first time and didn't know if it was a tipping place or not.
Do you tip at Sonic? |
URY914 |
Oct 15 2004, 11:16 AM
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I built the lightest 914 in the history of mankind. Group: Members Posts: 121,307 Joined: 3-February 03 From: Jacksonville, FL Member No.: 222 Region Association: None |
911=yes
914=no Or is it the other way around? P |
anthony |
Oct 15 2004, 11:18 AM
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2270 club Group: Benefactors Posts: 3,107 Joined: 1-February 03 From: SF Bay Area, CA Member No.: 218 |
What is Sonic?
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Aaron Cox |
Oct 15 2004, 11:23 AM
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Professional Lawn Dart Group: Retired Admin Posts: 24,541 Joined: 1-February 03 From: OC Member No.: 219 Region Association: Southern California |
its a burger joint! do you tip at in n out? nope :finger2:
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Meredith |
Oct 15 2004, 11:25 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 615 Joined: 2-December 03 Member No.: 1,414 Region Association: None |
I've only been there once, but I don't remember leaving a tip.
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anthony |
Oct 15 2004, 11:26 AM
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2270 club Group: Benefactors Posts: 3,107 Joined: 1-February 03 From: SF Bay Area, CA Member No.: 218 |
In some sense I find it annoying that tip jars are everywhere now. A tip is for service, not for punching buttons on a cash register.
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Aaron Cox |
Oct 15 2004, 11:28 AM
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Professional Lawn Dart Group: Retired Admin Posts: 24,541 Joined: 1-February 03 From: OC Member No.: 219 Region Association: Southern California |
QUOTE(anthony @ Oct 15 2004, 10:26 AM) In some sense I find it annoying that tip jars are everywhere now. A tip is for service, not for punching buttons on a cash register. i agree, i use that to put all my pennies in or the change from the sale. i hate carrying coins |
bondo |
Oct 15 2004, 11:28 AM
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Practicing my perpendicular parking Group: Members Posts: 4,277 Joined: 19-April 03 From: Los Osos, CA Member No.: 587 Region Association: Central California |
If I'm sitting down when I order, I tip. If I'm standing when I order I usually don't, unless I feel like I'm geting extrordinary service for some reason. The grey area is when I stand up to order, sit down, and then people start refilling my drink, clearing the table and such. I've never been to sonic (they don't have any near me or anywhere I regularly go), so I don't know what category it fits in to.
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bondo |
Oct 15 2004, 11:33 AM
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Practicing my perpendicular parking Group: Members Posts: 4,277 Joined: 19-April 03 From: Los Osos, CA Member No.: 587 Region Association: Central California |
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If I were this guy I'd be filling tip jars everywhere (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) |
Pnambic |
Oct 15 2004, 11:34 AM
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Honk if you like obscene gestures! Group: Members Posts: 914 Joined: 9-April 03 From: Atlanta, GA Member No.: 546 Region Association: South East States |
QUOTE(URY914 @ Oct 15 2004, 12:16 PM) 911=yes 914=no Or is it the other way around? P (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) Depends on service. I worked in restaurants for years. I even received tips on carry-out orders from time to time. I always leave a tip when I go to CiCi's pizza joint cause I feel guilty about the mess my two little ones always leave... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif) |
Mueller |
Oct 15 2004, 11:34 AM
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914 Freak! Group: Members Posts: 17,146 Joined: 4-January 03 From: Antioch, CA Member No.: 87 Region Association: None |
yep, I tip.....I normally end up sending the poor server back and forth a few times for condiments or due to the fries being too cold
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sanman |
Oct 15 2004, 11:37 AM
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Leaving California Group: Members Posts: 341 Joined: 17-June 04 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 2,219 Region Association: None |
meals are cheap at sonic, if you get good service tip
what is 15% of 5 bucks it wont kill ya or just let them keep the change |
Aaron Cox |
Oct 15 2004, 11:39 AM
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Professional Lawn Dart Group: Retired Admin Posts: 24,541 Joined: 1-February 03 From: OC Member No.: 219 Region Association: Southern California |
QUOTE(sanman @ Oct 15 2004, 10:37 AM) meals are cheap at sonic, if you get good service tip what is 15% of 5 bucks it wont kill ya or just let them keep the change thats what i usually do "keep the coins" |
scruz914 |
Oct 15 2004, 11:45 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 815 Joined: 26-February 04 From: Santa Cruz, CA Member No.: 1,724 |
QUOTE(anthony @ Oct 15 2004, 10:26 AM) In some sense I find it annoying that tip jars are everywhere now. A tip is for service, not for punching buttons on a cash register. I agree about the service vs. button pushing thing. I used to be bugged by jars too, until my daughter worked at a counter service restaurant. She would get some pretty good tips and I asked her what she did to deserve them. She had many examples of how she provided extra service to make the customer’s visit better. The most notable is the time she noticed that a young man was having trouble placing his order at a different register. Turns out the man was deaf and could not speak well. My daughter knows sign language and stepped right in. I think she got as much pleasure from helping him as he got by not having to feel out of place and frustrated. She also told me about several times she would help out a parent struggling to manage several kids while placing an order. When the person behind the counter does something special for me I believe they deserve a tip. -Jeff |
DerekKim |
Oct 15 2004, 12:35 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 387 Joined: 27-August 04 From: Gulfport, MS Member No.: 2,635 |
First off holy crap 1m illion pennies? that's crazy. Second we had a good friend who use to work at a Sonic so we'd always ask for her and tip well. My mother supported me through tips and I made a good bit over the summers in tips. So we generally tip well.
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3d914 |
Oct 15 2004, 12:45 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,275 Joined: 24-September 03 From: Benson, AZ Member No.: 1,191 Region Association: Southwest Region |
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The day that tipping goes out of style is the day the world has gone to SHIT! And of course that will be all the more reason to do it! |
gopack |
Oct 15 2004, 01:08 PM
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CHEESEHEAD in CA, MARK Group: Members Posts: 744 Joined: 7-August 04 From: Folsom, CA Member No.: 2,472 Region Association: Northern California |
I wind up tipping at sonic all the time, because the servers don't speak english, and getting them to give me the correct change is like beating your head against the wall! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif)
Don't go there any more since the son went off to college, it was his favorite fast food joint. |
maf914 |
Oct 15 2004, 01:21 PM
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Not a Guru! Group: Members Posts: 3,049 Joined: 30-April 03 From: Central Florida Member No.: 632 Region Association: None |
I stop at Sonic rarely, since there are none convenient for my work lunch break and I don't usually eat fast food at home on weekends. But when I have stopped, if it was for take out from the pickup window, I didn't tip, and if it was served by a carhop while I sat at the outside tables, I did tip.
I try to tip fairly, 15-20%, a dollar minimum. It kills me to see people leave 38 cents on the table! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/cool_shades.gif) |
mike_the_man |
Oct 15 2004, 01:24 PM
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I like stuff! Group: Members Posts: 1,338 Joined: 11-June 03 From: Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada Member No.: 809 |
I don't really agree with the whole tipping thing. Mostly because I'm a cheap bastard, but I have other reasons as well. If the service is outstanding, or the server goes out of their way to help you, then I think a tip is in order. I find that at most restaurants, the service is mediocre at best, yet a tip is still expected. I figure that if you get paid to do a job, you shouldn't expect to get extra. Nobody ever stops by my desk and gives me $10 for a really nice piece of code I wrote. Oh, and I usually tip if the waitress is hot too.
So, I guess I'm a cheap perverted bastard. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/clap56.gif) |
Joe Bob |
Oct 15 2004, 01:55 PM
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Retired admin, banned a few times Group: Members Posts: 17,427 Joined: 24-December 02 From: Boulder CO Member No.: 5 Region Association: None |
If they serve ya...yes...
Tip jar out at the front...yer choice.... Gal has big boobs.....hell yes.... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mueba.gif) |
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